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Wiley

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Born 19 January 1979.

UK grime/hip hop artist Richard Cowie, aka Wiley Kat

Wiley is a performance name for the person Richard Cowie.

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Biography

Richard Kylea Cowie (born 19 January 1979), better known by his stage name Wiley (named after a character in the cartoon Thundercats) is a British music producer and MC who was one of the original founders of the Roll Deep Crew. Wiley has been active in the fields of Drum & Bass and UK Garage music, but is best known for being one of the pioneers of Grime. Wiley's half brother include Peter Bedding.

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  1. The Cut Music - Week 3

    Sun 4 Oct 2009 12:12 Hey Team Cut, Yet another amazing week has flown by (if you missed it, watch it on... Trev

  2. Wiley ft. Daniel Merriweather - 'Ca$h In My Pocket'

    Fri 28 Nov 2008 09:47 Let's get the public service problem out of the way first. Wiley's record company are... Fraser McAlpine

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  1. See Clear Now 2008

    See Clear Now

    Reviewed by Sophie Bruce

    Wiley should go down as a legend no matter what your taste.

  2. Playtime Is Over 2007

    Playtime Is Over

    Reviewed by Adam Webb

    'Playtime Is Over' is no classic, but those retirement plans could be on hold for a...

  3. Treddin' On Thin Ice 2004

    Treddin' on Thin Ice

    Reviewed by Matt Conrad

    ...the music gets stuck in your head and keeps going round and round.

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